PBS Access To HIV Medication Dovato Expanded
The Australian government on World Aids Day on December 1 announced that the two-drug, once-daily, single pill Dovato will now be available through the Pharmaceutical …
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COVID-19 Meant My Transition Needs Were Put On Hold!
COVID-19 has been a really exhausting time for all Australians and people across the world. Particularly for those worrying about general health and limited or …
Why Truvada is not on PBS and why you shouldn’t worry
Australians will no longer be able to access Truvada through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), however, the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) assures users …
Rapper Azealia Banks cuts ties with gay fans in bizarre statement
American rapper Azealia Banks has bid her gay fans “adieu” in a bizarre statement on Instagram. “I love the gays and love how much …
“We didn’t know what was coming”: AIDS in Australia
On the evening of December 1, 1988, the first ever World AIDS Day, hundreds of people packed into the Martin Place amphitheatre in Sydney for …
New two-in-one HIV medication gets PBS listing
Global specialist HIV company, ViiV Healthcare has announced that a new fixed-dose combination for “treatment-naïve adults” and adolescents with HIV type 1 (HIV-1) will be …
Father of man ‘turned gay’ by painkillers says his son was always into men
His father added that he has used Lyrica himself—and was not turned gay.
British man claims painkillers made him gay
“I’m not angry because [the painkillers] made me who I am”
A single weekly pill for HIV could be on its way
As well as HIV treatment, the weekly pill could also potentially be used for HIV prevention.
HIV-positive lifespan now close to average
A recent medical study says a 20-year-old diagnosed in the West can now expect to live to be 78.